Claire Mcgourlay, Mark Thomas, Suzanne Gower

Evidence: Law and Context

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Evidence: Law and Context explains the key concepts of evidence law in England and Wales clearly and concisely, set against the backdrop of the broader political and theoretical contexts. The book focuses on the essential topics commonly found on Evidence courses, covering both criminal evidence and civil evidence.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 6 ed
• Seitenzahl: 500
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 172mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 956g
• ISBN-13: 9781032542775
• ISBN-10: 1032542772
• Artikelnr.: 69791021

Autorenporträt

Claire McGourlay is Professor of Legal Education and the Director of External Relations in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Manchester. Mark Thomas is a practising barrister, specialising in criminal law. Suzanne Gower is a lecturer in criminal evidence and miscarriages of justice at the University of Manchester, UK. Joyce Claudia Choo is an International Legal Studies LLM candidate at New York University School of Law, US, and a Transitional Justice Scholar with the Centre for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Basic Concepts 2. The Adversarial Trial 3. The Burden and
Standard of Proof 4. Witnesses I: Competency, Compellability and Oath
Taking 5. Witnesses II: Vulnerable Witnesses 6. Witnesses III: Examination
and Cross-examination 7. The Privilege against Self-incrimination and the
Right to Silence 8. Confession Evidence 9. Improperly Obtained Evidence 10.
Suspect Evidence: Corroboration and Identification 11. Character Evidence
12. Hearsay Evidence 13. Opinion Evidence 14. Public Interest Immunity